ask the mirror

Chapter 1 (Shadow

Death, for any kind of living being, is the final destination.But for a special group of monks, death represents a situation in addition to the destination:

Fail, utterly fail.

Chasing longevity and finally ushering in death is undoubtedly a denial of their lifelong pursuit, but for most monks, death is so hard to escape.

At the beginning of their practice, the monks struggled with their own longevity, hoping to stay in the world as long as possible, and they had three chances.

The first time is at the beginning of practice, through the movement of Qi to the state of long breath, the mortal body can transform into a real breath, and the life span is extended by nearly one year, until the age of one hundred and fifty.This can be regarded as the foundation of a monk's foundation. Anyone who can be called a monk must have passed this test, and Yu Ci is like this.

Compared with the popularity of the first chance, the second chance is not for everyone.It needs to cross the two realms of Mingqiao and Tongshen until the return of the pill is achieved, so that the essence, energy and spirit are integrated, united and embraced, and the vitality of the whole body is controlled by the "returning pill", and there is no omission.This time, on the basis of the former, the monk's lifespan can be doubled again, reaching 300 years, which is already the limit of a person's potential.One out of 1 monks who can reach this level may not be able to have one.

As for the third chance, there are very few that can be touched.That needs to break through the realm of returning alchemy, and fly to the nine-day outer domain step by step, absorb the most pure aura of "Xuanzhen", temper the body and spirit, and slowly increase the lifespan.There is no definite number of this kind of improvement, there are ten or eight years, and there are also centuries or thousands of years.But its ultimate goal is to break through the catastrophe and become a real person, so as to achieve the theoretical longevity and long-term vision.In the entire practice world, there are hundreds of millions of monks who can finally achieve this point. Throughout the ages, they are also a minority among the few.

The three realms and three opportunities of Changxi, Dandan, and Buxu are like three steps and three platforms on the steep and steep road to longevity.Only when you climb up can you have a chance to breathe.Now, Yu Ci is just starting out, but he is still young and still has plenty of time to climb.As for the old Taoist Yu Zhou, this old man who has been learning mounds for 300 years, even though he is only one step away from the third step, he has reached the edge of exhaustion, and he has lost the strength to reach out.

In terms of actual age, Xie Yan is older than Yu Zhou.But just looking at the appearance, Xie Yan is in the prime of life, but Yu Zhou is already white-haired. The sharp contrast makes people feel the cruelty of the road of cultivation.

Thinking of the old Taoist sayings such as "we are getting old" and "the road ahead is dead" many times, the old Taoist must also sit and wait for death like a mirror in his heart. Yu Ci couldn't understand what kind of state it was. Feeling compassionate.

In contrast, Xie Yan exerted his strength: "In two or three years at most, his lifespan will be exhausted. With his current state, today he will enter the Buxu Realm, ascend to the Nine Heavens Outer Territory, and absorb the most quintessential 'Xuan' Really, life extension is only 20 years, meaningless. It is said that this time, Xunxin Pavilion bought a piece of golden bone and jade plate from the Western Buddhist kingdom. , can be easily bone-washed again, regain vitality, and prolong life for at least fifty years. I am determined to obtain this thing!"

Xie Yan held the long sword with a black sheath in his hand, and pointed towards it with the hilt, the coldness in his weird pupils was 'forced': "The method I practice is too fierce, and it is difficult for a fish and dragon to bear a real evil, so it is not suitable to practice the spirit control method , that's why I need your help...don't make mistakes for me!"

His tone and demeanor were still terrible, but from Yu Ci's ears, it was another feeling.As the old Taoist said, he and Xie Yan, Xie Liang and others are really close friends.Maybe this guy's temperament is indeed bad and he is not likable, but there is no doubt about his friendship.

He still didn't like Xie Yan's attitude, but he didn't say any more, silently took the jade slip of the spirit control method, penetrated his spiritual sense, and started to study.

As Xie Yan said, the spirit control method is very easy to learn, and the ichthyosaur is simple-minded and greedy for spiritual energy. It is actually easy to control without stimulation.According to the formula, Yu Ci used his own vitality to form bait to nourish the ichthyosaurs, and soon lured them over, lingering on them.

This kind of spirit control method is actually depleting one's own vitality all the time.In particular, although the body of the ichthyosaur is slender, it is a "big-bellied man". Even if Yu Ci can use skills to mix the spiritual energy of the outside world to feed him, the speed at which his vitality is depleted is still very fast. As he is now condensed into a Yin god, his potential is greatly released The situation is also a bit overwhelming.

In the past few days before the Yi Bao Banquet, not to mention the practice of cultivation, I am afraid that some of them will be posted upside down.

Yu Ci did not mention this point, but only asked: "With that 'golden bone and jade plate', can the temple master pass this test?"

Xie Yan didn't respond positively, just stared at the ichthyosaur flying around Yu Ci, and after a while, he spoke: "Did he tell you about the way of ichthyosaur?"

Yu Ci was stunned for a moment before he realized that "he" refers to the old way of Yu Zhou, and the "way of fish and dragon" is the way of making use of and giving up on the road to longevity, so he nodded.Then I heard Xie Yan's sneer: "Pick up people's teeth."

Accompanied by his sneer, the black scabbard sword in his hand also buzzed and vibrated in the box, as a response.Sneering at the sound of swords, the fish and dragons in the night sky swam more happily, and with the active posture, the little guy's attraction to aura also increased, as if he had been imprisoned for a long time, and when he felt hungry, he let go of his belly to eat.On the swimming track, there are clearly circles of subtle ripples.

Yu Ci took a deep breath, suppressing the slight discomfort caused by the ichthyosaur sucking vitality.He also remembered that the old Taoist once said frankly that "the way of fish and dragon" is to learn from the successful experience of others. Xie Yan made a sarcastic judgment on this:

"He talked about the Tao of fish and dragons, but has he ever told you about his own 'Tao'?"

Xie Yan and Yu Ci flew to the sky to talk, and everyone on the ground was left alone. Li You got used to it, and went back to sleep with a smile on his face.The people in the Bairi Mansion were not so lucky, Immortal Xie Yan rarely came up to Danya once, and even asked to see the mansion lord Jin Huan by name, this must not be neglected.Under the command of Lu Yang, who is the highest in the field, Dan Yashang became busy all of a sudden.

No matter how busy the scene is, there will be people who will be idle after all, and Kuang Yanqi is one of them.

Lu Yang didn't arrange specific errands for his apprentice, Kuang Yanqi stood there for a while, feeling that it was meaningless, so he told Lu Yang and went straight back.

Slowly leaving the crowd and chaos, Kuang Yanqi felt a little emotional: the mansion master is usually such a hero, but under the call of Immortal Xie Yan, he must come back in a hurry to see him.This is the difference in levels, not to mention Xie Yan's cultivation, just because of his status as "the third generation direct disciple of Lichen Sect", it is an existence that the whole cliff city should look up to.

That was Kuang Yanqi's unfulfilled pursuit, so he was very envious, but thinking about it further, he felt uncomfortable.

He didn't forget that now should be his practice time at the Lichen Sect's mountain gate.It's just that because of the turmoil in the Tianrift Valley, he and Jin Chuan were assigned a "mediation coordination" project and were sent back to the government.If that's the case, then he should go back to the mountain when the turmoil is about to subside.But in fact, this day may be far away.

Jin Chuan, that idiot!

At Zhixin Temple that day, because Jin Chuan was angry with Yu Ci for destroying many elites in the Bairi Mansion, he cheated Li You of "a thousand breaths of thunder", and wanted to be unfavorable to Yu Ci, but he did not expect to be caught by Li You and Meng Wei. If you have violated the current law, you have already filed a case, and you will be severely punished by the precepts.According to the rules, it is rare for him to face the wall and think about his mistakes for a year or so, but he has done his best, and his practice time on the mountain is only one year.

Therefore, Jin Chuan didn't want to go, so he played a blind eye, stayed in the mansion, and didn't care about coming to Li Chenzong.This approach actually won Jin Huan's approval!

If Jin Chuan doesn't go, how can he go back alone as Kuang Yanqi?

It is also a practice in the mountains, Jin Chuan's goal is the Bairi Mansion, but Kuang Yanqi's goal is much higher.However, in the face of reality, this dream was shattered just as it started.

Returning in a trance along the mountain path, under the reflection of the moonlight and the lights near and far, the sparse forest trees cast strange shadows on the rock formations on the ground, swaying endlessly with the night wind.

After walking a dozen or so steps, Kuang Yanqi's back suddenly felt cold, and he stopped involuntarily.During the few months at the Lichen Sect's mountain gate, his cultivation had not improved much, but under the subtle influence of the immortal elders, his spiritual sense became more and more acute.

Something seems wrong?

Kuang Yanqi is a very careful person. After he stood still, he took a quick look at the surrounding environment.At this time, the cold wind blows in the cold night, passing the dead branches, the shadows of the branches are chaotic, and there is a slight sound. It is rare that he is not disturbed by these, and his mind is still calm.

Originally, what danger could there be in Bairi Mansion!Just... shadows?

Kuang Yanqi found something strange that touched him.Among the chaotic shadows of mountains, rocks and trees, an obvious figure was mixed in at some point, and even twisted and swayed slightly with the wind.That was definitely not his shadow!

As soon as his scalp exploded, he turned his head abruptly, and what he saw was a faint and almost transparent human figure, fluttering in the night wind.

This is the standard night road to hell, but Kuang Yanqi is not surprised but happy.There is only one person with this status in the mansion:

"Elder Tu, you're out!"

The Bairi Mansion lost its soldiers and generals in the Tianrift Valley, and Na Yu Ci wiped out [-]% of the elite of the mansion, and even Tu Du was seriously injured and returned.Now that guy is wearing the tiger skin of the Lichen sect and coming to the cliff city, obviously to destroy the prestige of the Bairi mansion.It was a time when people in the Mansion were in panic, and Tu Du's timely exit was tantamount to reassuring everyone in the mansion.

Kuang Yanqi was still in awe of the Chief Elder, he took two steps forward and bowed to pay his respects.Then he smiled and said: "The elder's body is..."

The voice cut off.

He suddenly thought of one thing: In the Yinshen state, is there a shadow?

Then he saw that under Tu Du's feet, the slender shadow twisted and changed, and instantly turned into a layer of black mist, floating up from the ground!